Reading and interpreting poetry is often a frustrating event for students. Try this method, though! Read it once for an overview. Read it again, annotating the literary devices you notice. Finally, read it one more time, taking the time to put all the puzzle pieces together and form an interpretation. While this method won't solve all of your challenges, it may allow you to slow down, practice, and form stronger interpretations of difficult poetry!

What is satire? Why is knowing about satire important in understanding theme? How do I find satire? What are the different types of satire? Watch part one of this two part series on satire, an important literary term to know!

After you've read the text and collected information that you deem potentially helpful to your prompt, remember to organize that information. Take a look here to gather some pertinent ideas on how to do that!

In this updated version of our Latin and Greek roots podcast, we again talk about how both Latin and Greek have strong influences on English, but we also talk about what affixes, prefixes, and suffixes (and infixes) actually are while also breaking down a strong process for determining words' meaning through roots. Enjoy!

Most, if not all, spells, charms, and jinxes that appear in the Harry Potter books and films are not random words just strewn about. Latin roots find their way into this series! Watch on to see how these roots play an important role in the series.

Another podcast is our series dedicated to the literary level of film, that which film has in common with literature. Watch on to see what motifs in film are, why they matter, and how to find them. Enjoy!

Independent and dependent clauses are pretty important in making complete sentences and in adding sentence variety to your writing. Learn more here about what these things are and how they should be used in your writing!

We probably already know the definition of foreshadowing - how authors hint at future action in a text. But, do we know HOW they do that hinting? Watch on to see the 6 most common cues of foreshadowing found in literature.

The western is one of the most pervasive genres in American film. From the most humble beginnings in The Great Train Robbery to the Clint Eastwood films to Blazing Saddles, many westerns have graced the silver screen. Watch on to see the traits of this genre and its pattern of evolution.

Many, some, few, anyone, and the like are all indefinite pronouns and require some extra thought as to how they should be made to agree with verbs and other parts of sentences. Watch on to see how these indefinite pronouns are different from personal pronouns and how to make them agree with...stuff!

What are prepositions? Dangling prepositions? Can I do that in my papers? Watch on to learn more about the tradition not ending sentences with prepositions and why that is or is not that big of a deal!

A short look at the important concept of subject - verb agreement. Make sure that your subjects agree with their verbs in terms of plurality (number). Be sure, also, to FIND the correct subjects to agree with!

Here we discuss what literary lenses are, why they are important to the reading of literature, and which ones we'll be studying through this year. Part one also talks more in depth about the historical and feminist lenses. Part two talks about the Marxists, formalist, and reader response lenses. Enjoy!

While there are many archetypal patterns in literature, colors often offer the reader some strong clues that help with interpretation. Take a watch and see how and why colors throughout a text truly do matter!

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